is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl

One problem is see in your comparison Mike, is you have chosen a DAC that euphonically matches what you prefer in vinyl. For you, that is the best sound possible, but to make the most accurate comparison of digitized and played back vinyl, a DAC that is as analytical as possible would be the most faithful. Your DAC may be implementing "tricks" that create a very pleasing audio result, especially for those that prefer vinyl. However if you record vinyl and play is back on that DAC, the result is likely not as technically accurate as possible.

i have a hard time connecting the dots on your supposition. not sure the point you are making. i'd say that the general feedback on the MSB Select II is that it has a neutral presentation. 'tricks?' huh?

and obviously; dacs can't record vinyl; you need an ADC for that. MSB does not make an ADC. 

my result of vinyl being better is a 20 year experience, with multiple dacs, transports, and servers. as well as multiple turntables, arms, cartridges, and phono stages, as well as different rooms.

i've chased excellent digital performance all these years, and would happy to list the dacs i've used. 

Man from a simple no, to..... read for yourself.. Gosh gotta love Agon..

I guess it's one of those, "here's a stick kid, go hit that hornets nest"

But more like a butterfly nest... full of fluffy wings and colors... 

Got to see it, to believe it..

Regards...

Results are on a sliding scale, depending on the quality of the vinyl front end, phono stage, digital recorder, server, streamer, and DAC. IME recording vinyl to DSD128 can be quite faithful to the vinyl source, and more important, surpass the experience of hi-res PCM downloads.

Didn’t I read a recent review of a DAC that has a analog turntable filter?
Was it the Weiss?
Don’t know how it works or if it works.

Probably need to develop a program to inject static, clicks and pops too, if anyone wanted them.

@mikelavigne

it is hard to find an Lp and digital file from the same mic feed, yet both native analog and digital. and that is what you need ideally, but it’s easy to find a digital file and vinyl pressing from the same tape master, and when you do, the vinyl will sound better than the digital file almost 100% of the time.

Hi -- in my case I would paraphrase the last sentence to "the vinyl will sound *more pleasant* than the digital file..."
Unlike you, I have had only one experience comparing vinyl and digital on a top-tier system, and my conclusions were different (surprisingly!).

A few months ago I witnessed a comparison on a number of tracks between Air-Force-2 / Graham and the "Absolute" DAC (then unknown to me). Soulution amplification, big Magico speakers (M6?). In a friendly atmosphere, the programme included the usual R Pigeon, Mahler, Jazz, et alia hi-end approved tracks. One that I singled out is Brubeck’s "Take Five" because purportedly both vinyl & digital file came from the same master (the file was a 24/96k). Many others supposedly did as well, but this one was a sure thing--apparently.

The surprising conclusion overall (and on Take-5 specifically) was that the DAC was more "accurate", slightly more dynamic, more open, and extended esp in the bass. My personal take was that the vinyl was, nevertheless, slightly more pleasant to listen to, although I admit the dynamic impact of the digital was prodigious in that system as was the energy, especially in the lower frequencies. (I began my research into exotic DACs then!). I might say the Absolute was slightly drier than the Air-Force, but I can’t actually say it sounded "dry", in & of itself.
So, after this lengthy rigmarole, my answer to the original question is: No, you cannot, but they can be close, and both can be musically pleasant.